Volleyball Team's Tourney Finish Leads Fall Squads in Openers

Brewton-Parker College's volleyball team had the most
successful season-opening action among the three BPC teams that began their fall
campaigns last weekend.

The Lady Barons finished third in the Agnes Scott College
Fall Classic in Decatur, losing only to tournament winner Methodist (N.C.)
College.

The Lady Barons defeated Wesleyan (S.C.) College in three
straight games and edged Covenant College 3-2 in pool play Friday.

Brewton-Parker then fell 3-1 to Methodist on Saturday
before claiming third with a 3-0 match win over Piedmont College.

"That's a really good start for us," Lady Barons
coach Jason Bryant, whose team plays its only home match of September on
Thursday against Paine College at 7 p.m. in Parker Gymnasium. That match follows
Tuesday night's visit to Toccoa Falls College.

The Lady Barons then travel to Denmark, S.C., on Friday to
face Voorhees College in a 6 p.m. match and will travel to August on Tuesday to
play Paine again at 7 p.m.

Neither Brewton-Parker soccer team was able to score in the
women's two contests and the men's one match over the weekend.

The Barons were defeated 3-0 Friday at NCAA Division I
Jacksonville University, getting outshot 13-8 by the Dolphins.

Goalkeeper Ryan Dees, a sophomore from Monroe, La., made
five saves in the contest while his Jacksonville counterpart, Greg Williams,
stopped six Baron shots in getting the shutout.

"We didn't play like we should have," Barons
coach Ben Moore said. "Hopefully we'll do better (Wednesday, at home
against Thomas University) than we did Friday."

The Lady Barons' trip to Tennessee resulted in a pair of
lopsided defeats, 8-0 on Friday to Lee University in Cleveland, Tenn., and 9-0
on Saturday to Cumberland University in Lebanon.

Jeremy Aven, coaching the Lady Barons for the first time,
credited his 11 players for their attitudes and overall play of sophomore
goalkeeper Michelle McRaven of Lyons for keeping Lee off the board until late in
the first half Friday.

"We played pretty well for our fitness level we
had," Aven said. "The games helped increase our fitness level."

Brewton-Parker plays host to a doubleheader against Thomas
on Wednesday, with the women's match at 2 p.m. and the men's contest at 4 p.m.

The Barons and Lady Barons then travel to Waleska on
Saturday for their Georgia-Alabama-Carolina Conference openers against Reinhardt
College, with the men's match at 2 p.m. and the women's contest at 4 p.m.

Both teams will have Tuesday matches as well, with the
Barons playing host to Flagler (Fla.) College at 3 p.m. and the Lady Barons
traveling at Daytona Beach for a 7 p.m. contest against Embry-Riddle
Aeronautical University.